Windows 10: Settings home screen displays link to sign-in to local account

Discus and support Settings home screen displays link to sign-in to local account in User Accounts and Family Safety to solve the problem; I always sign-in to Windows with my local account password. The administrator account is the only account that was ever set up on the system. I've... Discussion in 'User Accounts and Family Safety' started by Jaguwaar20, Nov 13, 2020.

  1. Settings home screen displays link to sign-in to local account


    I always sign-in to Windows with my local account password. The administrator account is the only account that was ever set up on the system. I've never changed to a MS account. Just the past three weeks or so, a link to sign-in with a local account began to display at the top of the home screen in Settings. Im not seeing what the link is for. If it said MS account, it would maybe make sense
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    So MS added another place to sign-in besides going to the link in Settings >Accounts>Your Info. I dont believe Microsoft ever clearly communicated the downside on these links. They should be used as a one time thing and should not be used to go back and forth. The risk involved can lead to account corruption. Not good, MS.

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    Jaguwaar20, Nov 13, 2020
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  2. Windows 10 - Wrong Microsoft Account linked to local admin account - no Sign in with local account instead link available

    Thanks for the response. What I suggest you do is to switch to a local account and then switch back to your Microsoft account.

    Here's how:

    • Sign in using the Microsoft account.
    • Go to Settings.
    • Click Accounts.
    • Under Your email and accounts, click Sign in with a local account instead.
    • Type the password of the Microsoft account and click Next.
    • Under Switch to a local account, click Next.
    • Click Sign out and finish.

    Once you're done switching to a local account, you can now set your new Microsoft account to associate on your Windows 10 computer. Make sure to type in the correct email address you want to associate to your PC. Follow the steps provided above and click
    Sign in with a Microsoft account instead to set up your new account.

    Should you have further questions, let me know.
     
    Aileen Alf, Nov 13, 2020
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  3. Switch laptop sign in from MS account to Local Account questions

    Hi, Ive just switched from signing in to my laptop with a Microsoft Account to signing in with a Local Account instead. My laptop was always listed as a Device on the opening screen along with a map showing its location when I looked in my Microsoft Account. Under Devices I could also view my laptop along with other bits of various information about the device and its location was always shown on a map there too. After signing into my laptop with my Local Account ..If I sign in separately to my Microsoft Account afterwards Ive just noticed that having switched to a Local Account my laptop isnt shown on the opening Microsoft Account screen anymore and its not listed in devices either. Is this normal behaviour? I was expecting to still find my laptop listed in Devices. Also...Under Update and Security/Activation..it used to say Digital Licence linked to a Microsoft Account. Now it just says Windows is Activated with a digital licence. Is all this normal behaviour if you sign into a laptop with a Local Account instead of a Microsoft Account?
     
    sportsfan148, Nov 13, 2020
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  4. Settings home screen displays link to sign-in to local account

    Local account installation question


    I'm fairly certain that Skip this step was available in 10.0.130 - the workaround in Step 20 (back button) is no longer required.

    The currently known, as of 10.0.130, ways to create a Local account sign-in are
    • Skip this step at the MS account creation phase
    • No Internet connection during the install
    • static IP (post# 2 by Fragment) - New (to me anyway)
     
    Slartybart, Nov 13, 2020
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